City News BlogThis is the official blog of the City of Lakeland, Florida. Check back frequently to stay up to date with all that going on in our beautiful city!http://www.lakelandgov.net/city-news-blogLakeland Police Department Assessment Public Information Sessionhttp://www.lakelandgov.net/city-news-blog/postid/1337/lakeland-police-department-assessment-public-information-sessioncity of lakeland,PoliceFri, 18 Mar 2016 13:05:13 GMT<span style="color: #4e5665; background-color: #fcfcfc;">The Lakeland Police Department is scheduled for an onsite assessment as part of a program to achieve accreditation by verifying it meets professional standards.&nbsp;</span><br style="color: #4e5665; background-color: #fcfcfc;" />
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<span style="color: #4e5665; background-color: #fcfcfc;">Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas; policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services.&nbsp;</span><br style="color: #4e5665; background-color: #fcfcfc;" />
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<span style="color: #4e5665;">As part of the onsite assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session, Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. The session will be conducted in the City of Lakeland Commission Chambers, located at 228 S. Massachuset</span></strong><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #4e5665; background-color: #fcfcfc;"><strong>ts Avenue, Lakeland, Fl.&nbsp;</strong><br />
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Telephone comments as well as appearances at the public information session are limited to 10 minutes and must address the agency ability to comply with CALEA standards. The local contact is Accreditation Manager Caroline Renew (863) 834-8907.&nbsp;<br />
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<strong>Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Lakeland Police Department&rsquo;s ability to comply with standards for accreditation may send them to:</strong><br />
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Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA)<br />
135 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320<br />
Gainesville, Virginia 20155</span><span style="color: #444444; background-color: #fcfcfc;">&nbsp;</span>1337Lakeland Police Department Awarded National Accreditationhttp://www.lakelandgov.net/city-news-blog/postid/382/lakeland-police-department-awarded-national-accreditation Lakeland,city of lakelandTue, 06 Aug 2013 12:53:14 GMT<p style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18px; color: #000000;"><strong>Lakeland Police Department Awarded National Accreditation</strong></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">The Lakeland Police Department is proud to announce that it received national accreditation on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at the Summer Conference in Columbus, Ohio.&nbsp;<br />
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To receive accreditation, the Lakeland Police Department had to comply with 480 internationally accepted standards for the operation of police organizations. In April, a team of assessors from CALEA examined all aspects of the Department&rsquo;s policy and procedures, operations, management, and support services to verify they met the Commission&rsquo;s state-of-the-art standards. The process holds the department accountable and sets the bar for professionalism.&nbsp;<br />
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On Saturday morning, members of the department appeared before a panel of review Commissioners. Saturday evening a vote was taken and accreditation was awarded to the department.&nbsp;<br />
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Chief Womack said, &ldquo;I am pleased that the Lakeland Police Department has regained their accredited status and thank all of the men and women of this department for their dedication and commitment to excellence.&rdquo; She went on to say, &ldquo;This department is moving forward and I think this shows our community that this department stands ready to serve them.&rdquo;&nbsp;<br />
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This voluntary process towards accreditation means that the Lakeland Police Department is dedicated to providing the best service to the citizens of Lakeland.&nbsp;<br />
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For more information on accreditation, go to <span style="color: #103ffb;">www.calea.org</span>.&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">This information is available at <span style="color: #103ffb;">www.lakelandgov.net/lpd </span>and on Facebook.&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Media inquiries should be directed to 863.834.4314.&nbsp;</p>
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